Oyo state implements tax on churches & mosques

The government of oyo
state has implemented taxes on churches so as to generate funds to assist
security agencies in the state

Oyo state

Churches, Mosques in Oyo
State to Now Pay taxes

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of
Oyo State has introduced levies on churches, mosques, and other business organizations
in the state.

Gov Ajimobi

These levies, according to
the state government, were imposed as part of efforts to generate funds to
assist security agencies.

The categories of these
levies were contained in flyers made available to journalists at an emergency
meeting convened by the state government which was held at the House of Chiefs,
Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan on Tuesday.

At the meeting were the
state commissioner of police, Abiodun Odude; representatives of the GOC of
2 Division, Nigerian Army, Odogbo Ibadan; police area commanders, DSS, Customs,
NSCDC, NDLEA, chief executive officers of banks and representatives of
Manufacturing Association of Nigeria.

The flyers seen by
reporters indicated that religious bodies in class A are expected to pay N60,
000 while manufacturing and services in category A are to pay N100, 000
annually.

The approved levies for
class A (Large) in the manufacturing sector is N100, 000 while class B (Medium)
is N80, 000 and class C (Small) is N60,000 annually.